Appellate Court of Illinois· 9/8/2008

People v. Johnson

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898 N.E.2d 658
385 Ill. App. 3d 585

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recognizing that “ ‘defendant must both specifically object at trial and raise the specific issue again in a posttrial motion to preserve an alleged error for review’ ” (quoting People v. Woods, 214 Ill. 2d 455, 470 (2005))
noting that the reviewing court gives great deference to the trial court’s credibility determinations
the decision to question a particular witness about a particular subject is generally a matter of trial strategy, usually left to the trial counsel’s discretion
“ ‘defendant must both specifically object at trial and raise the specific issue again in a posttrial motion to preserve an alleged error for review’ ” (emphasis added
a decision whether or not to call a particular witness about a particular subject is a matter of trial strategy, left to the discretion of trial counsel
the decision to question a particular witness about a particular subject is generally a matter of trial strategy, usually left to the trial counsel's discretion

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Judges: Robert E. Gordon

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